Understand 9 Key Concepts to Understanding the Declaration. How the Declaration of Independence and Constitution are designed to work together. The narrator breaks down the Declaration into parts and interprets each part. (10:45)

The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence. Watch the voting on the resolution to break ties with England.The document is then read to the public. Excerpt from the mini-series "John Adams". (5:55)

This MTV-style music video was created to the tune of "It's Too Late to Apologize". The lyrics have been changed to reflect the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence. It is a high-quality production of both music and characters. Scene...s from the Second Continental Congress as well as words from the Declaration of Independence are included in the video. Some of the lyrics include, "Halfway across the globe and we're standing on new ground. Screaming across the waves but you can't hear a sound. There's no fair trials. No trade. No liberties. We've colonized America. We won't stand for tyranny. Oh King. And it's too late to apologize. " Complete lyrics are provided in a separate video. (03:20).[more]

The beginning of the video is the reading of letters from those who were present or involved. This is followed by the reading of the declaration by NFL football players past and present and others. (This video was filmed in the early 2000's) (07:30)

The Declaration of Independence is the topic of this four-minute video. To many in the Continental Congress, war was unthinkable. So why did they finally create this revolutionary document? This video is very motivating and raises some interesting qu...estions about how it came to be. Students should have copy of the Declaration to best understand the video. (03:49)[more]

Set to the tune of One Republic/Ryan Tedder's "Too Late to Apologize", this video uses humor and music to teach about the events leading up to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Soomo Productions has created a music video. This video si...mply plays the song, also produced by Soomo, while the lyrics are provided on the screen. It would be beneficial to use both videos. (03:13).[more]

July 4, 1776 marks the day that forever changed the direction of American history. On that day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates of the Second Continental Congress declared that the thirteen British colonies were a free nation by signing the D...eclaration of Independence. In this video, we present a detailed account of the courage and determination of such founding fathers as Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, and John Adams. From the Stamp Act to the Boston Tea Party, from Paine's Common Sense to the creation of the Continental Army, the program celebrates the founding of the most prosperous nation on earth, "The United States of America". (02:01)[more]

In this video, a 33-year-old Thomas Jefferson wrote the original draft of America's historic Declaration of Independence, which was approved by the Continental Congress after several days of debate and revisions on July 4, 1776. (02:37)

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